Treatment of sweating in newborns

2024 Author: Priscilla Miln | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 00:21

The skin of babies is very soft and delicate, like velvet. Unfortunately, she is overly susceptible to various, even harmless for an adult, environmental influences. Often, all kinds of irritations appear on the skin of the baby: acne, a small rash, local redness or pink spots. The most common reaction of the baby's skin to external factors is prickly heat. It represents the "response" of the skin to overheating: when the temperature in the room is high or the child has too much clothing, the secretion of sweat increases.

This mechanism is necessary in order to prevent overheating of the internal organs. But the sweat glands can not cope with the increased load and do not have time to allocate the entire amount of sweat. As a result, a congestion develops, manifested as inflammation and irritation of the skin. Sweating is most common in newborns. The treatment of this disease is not particularly difficult, the main thing isparental response. In this article, we look at ways to deal with skin irritation in babies.

Treatment of sweats in newborns. How does this disease manifest itself?

Sweating in infants may look like hyperemic, that is, reddened areas of the skin or like a pink (red) small rash.

Most often prickly heat occurs in areas of increased sweating: on the neck, neck, axillary and groin areas, as well as on the back, chest and skin folds. The foci of prickly heat can be both small and large, and with the progression of the disease, they merge into a large area of irritation. With a protracted course of the disease, weeping may appear in the folds of the skin. When you see your baby prickly heat, you should not panic and be very nervous: as a rule, it does not cause serious inconvenience to the child. Sometimes the affected area can cause itching, but in general the condition of the baby does not worsen. Nevertheless, it is worth taking all the necessary measures for treatment, because any affected area of \u200b\u200bthe skin can miss the infection. Proper treatment of pimples in newborns will contribute to the drying of the bubbles and the formation of peeling. And then the rash will completely disappear.

How to treat baby sweats in newborns?

The main rule that all parents should know is not to overheat the baby. Overheating can cause heat stroke and dehydration. You should not excessively wrap the baby and heat the livingroom, raising the air temperature above +24°C. Remember that the ideal temperature in a child's room is +20°C. It is advisable to ventilate the room and regularly allow your child to lie naked. Treatment of sweating in newborns consists in the use of external methods. Baths with decoctions of string, chamomile, celandine help well. You can also bathe the child in a weak solution of potassium permanganate: it dries the skin and disinfects. The affected areas of the skin can be gently wiped with a swab dipped in a weak decoction of oak bark, celandine, calendula or chamomile. After wiping, it is necessary to apply baby powder or talc to the site of inflammation. You can also use olive or sea buckthorn oil.

You can’t drink decoctions or infusions of herbs without the recommendation of a pediatrician, and you shouldn’t apply a greasy cream on the rash. If you see that self-treatment of sweating in newborns does not bring results, or the course of the disease is aggravated, be sure to consult a doctor! He may prescribe special medicines for your baby. It is highly undesirable to self-medicate, as this can lead to the addition of a secondary infection.